The Repentance of the One Who Abandons Prayer
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Question:
May Allah reward you. We conclude this session with a question from one of the brothers. Honorable Shaykh, regarding the repentance of the one who abandons prayer, how is it to be?
Answer:
He must maintain the prayer, repent with his heart, seek Allah's forgiveness, and then maintain the prayer at its appointed times, in congregation with the Muslims. Repentance is not sufficient with the tongue alone; action is necessary. He repents to Allah with his tongue, seeks forgiveness, and also maintains the prayer, and abandons the sin from which he repented.
May Allah reward you. We conclude this session with a question from one of the brothers. Honorable Shaykh, regarding the repentance of the one who abandons prayer, how is it to be?
Answer:
He must maintain the prayer, repent with his heart, seek Allah's forgiveness, and then maintain the prayer at its appointed times, in congregation with the Muslims. Repentance is not sufficient with the tongue alone; action is necessary. He repents to Allah with his tongue, seeks forgiveness, and also maintains the prayer, and abandons the sin from which he repented.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/213 — archive.org (16:14)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.